A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 23 kilometers (14 miles) from Ovalle in Chile. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:15:10 / 1:15 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000rhpp. Id of event: us6000rhpp. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 17/10/25 / 2025-10-17 01:15:10 / October 17, 2025 @ 1:15 am. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 40.51 km (25 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -71.4078° West, -30.7151° South, depth 40.51 km.

Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was La Serena, Coquimbo, Monte Patria (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop) (That might be effected). Earthquake epicenter was 85 km (53 miles) from Coquimbo (c. 161 300 pop), 91 km (57 miles) from La Serena (c. 154 500 pop), 24 km (15 miles) from Ovalle (c. 77 100 pop), 43 km (27 miles) from Monte Patria (c. 13 900 pop).

Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days fourty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.

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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 23 km WSW of Ovalle, Chile.

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